Event Details

Saturday, Mar 10, 2012

Old Florida Festival

Time: 8:00 am til 5:00 pm

Location: Collier County Museum Naples, FL

Description: Try a little of our history on for size.
Time-travel back over a hundred lifetimes at the Old Florida Festival, our signature event held annually at the Collier County Museum's main five-acre site in Naples.

This two-day living history festival gathers together some of the state's finest craftworkers, folklorists, musicians and historical re-enactors to recapture the sights and sounds of everyday life on the Florida frontier. One of Naples' best-known cultural events, this ultimate reality show offers an entertaining and educational trip through South Florida's surprisingly colorful past for families, schoolchildren and visitors of all ages and interests.

Calusa Heritage Day

Time: 10:00 am til 5:00 pm

Location: Pineland - Randell Research Center

Description: This celebration will include a featured speaker, Dr. Karen Walker who will discuss her work on climate change as it is evidenced at the Pineland Site. A large number of vendors involved with heritage tourism in the area attend and make this an important annual event.

Old Florida Festival

Time: 10:00 am til 5:00 pm

Location: Collier County Museum grounds, Naples

Description: Come relive the past with brand new excitement, from live reenactments of war battles to performances by Ed WindDancer, Native American dancer and flutist. This celebration is bigger and better than ever, featuring the state’s finest historical re-enactors, craftworkers and performers. So come step back in time to meet the people, feel the drama and savor the cultures that shaped Florida over the last 12,000 years, all set on the Museum’s native gardens and grounds. (County Courthouse Complex, 3331 Tamiami Trail East, Naples)

About FPAN

The Florida Public Archaeology Network is dedicated to the protection of cultural resources, both on land and underwater, and to involving the public in the study of their past. Regional centers around Florida serve as clearinghouses for information, institutions for learning and training, and headquarters for public participation in archaeology.